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Construction Law
We help property owners recover compensation for negligent construction, defective work, and contractor disputes — protecting your property and rights
Florida Construction Law Attorneys
Construction projects involve large sums, tight schedules, and many parties, and when something goes wrong, the financial stakes are high for everyone involved. Jimenez Legal represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers across Florida in construction disputes, from getting paid for completed work to recovering for defective or negligent construction.
Our construction practice covers pay disputes and construction-lien claims, early work termination disputes, construction contract disputes, negligent and defective construction, and negligent design and development by architects, engineers, and developers. Whether you are owed money, stuck with substandard work, or facing a dispute over scope, change orders, or delay, we protect your interests.
Florida construction law is technical and deadline-driven. The construction-lien statute imposes strict notice and filing requirements, Chapter 558 sets a pre-suit notice process for defect claims, and contractors are licensed and regulated through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Missing a deadline can forfeit a valid claim, so early advice is critical.
We pursue the most efficient path to a result, demand, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation, and many construction contracts and the lien statute allow the prevailing party to recover attorney's fees. See our case results, learn about Attorney Edward G. Jimenez, and request a free consultation by calling (321) 465-3425.
Client Reviews
For Owners and for the Trades
We represent both sides of the construction relationship. For owners, we pursue contractors for defective work, delays, and overbilling and defend against improper liens. For contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, we perfect and enforce construction liens and bond claims, pursue unpaid balances, and resolve disputes over scope and change orders. Knowing how both sides think makes us more effective for whichever side you are on.
Deadlines That Decide Cases
Construction claims live and die on deadlines. Lienors not in privity with the owner generally must serve a Notice to Owner within 45 days of first work, liens must be recorded within 90 days of last work and foreclosed within one year, and defect claims require Chapter 558 pre-suit notice. We calendar and protect every deadline so your rights are preserved.
Proving Construction Claims
These cases turn on documentation and expertise. We assemble the contract, change orders, schedules, daily logs, photos, and correspondence into a clear timeline and, for defect and design claims, retain engineers and inspectors to establish the cause, responsibility, and proper cost of repair. Thorough proof is what converts a dispute into a recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
We represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in Florida construction matters.
Options often include a construction lien, a bond claim, or a breach-of-contract suit, each with strict deadlines.
Often yes; Florida's lien statute and many construction contracts allow the prevailing party to recover fees.
It is a Florida pre-suit procedure requiring notice of construction defects and an opportunity to inspect and repair before suit.
Immediately, because construction deadlines are short and missing one can forfeit your claim.
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